Imperialism in Africa

Which European country controlled the Suez Canal for about 70 years?

• France

• Great Britain

• Belgium

• Germany

Which two natural resources were the main extracts from Southern Africa?

• Gold & diamonds

• Rubber & cotton

• Palm oil & grains

• Gold & rubber

What main advantage did European imperialists have in dominating much of Africa?

• Advanced Medicine

• Advanced Weapons

• Large populations

• Common Religion

Belgians brutally harmed laborers in what African nation?

• South Africa

• Congo

• Egypt

• Nigeria

What raw material was the main resource from the Congo?

• Cotton

• Coffee

• Rubber

• Gold

Which two led expeditions in the mid-1800s to learn about Africa’s physical features?

• Queen Victoria & Cecil Rhodes

• Cecil Rhodes & David Livingstone

• King Leopold II & Queen Victoria

• David Livingstone & Henry Stanley

What is apartheid?

• Complete control over aspects of another country

• Forced trade with another country

• Pride in one’s country

• Legal racial segregation in South Africa

South Africa was first colonized by which European country?

• The Netherlands

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Belgium

Conflict between the British and the Dutch in South Africa led to what war?

• Seven Weeks War

• Franco-Prussian War

• Boer War

• WWI

Many African nations led fights against the imperialist Europeans.

• True

• False